February 24 I found Charitsis online. We discussed his experience and details of my case to see if he would be a fit as my lawyer.
We agreed to $7500 tax and fees included if settled out of court and $2500 all in if the case goes to trial.
I paid a deposit of $1700 on February 24 and another partial payment on March 10 of $1300.
On March 13, Charitsis emailed me a contract with a different price in the agreement for me to sign and confirm he will be my lawyer on file. I contacted him immediately to point out the discrepancy in price, that it was different than what we discussed and agreed on, and asked to make the correction so I can sign the retainer confirming he will be representing me as my lawyer on file. We went back and forth through email trying to come to a resolution.
On March 20 I was sent an email stating he will not take my case and that he is charging me for our initial intake conversation as a consultation and is charging me a fee of $849 court inquiry fees.
He didn't receive my disclosure, didn't talk to anyone on my behalf, and didn't go to any court proceeding as my representative. We only spoke once on the phone, and after that conversation we discussed the discrepancy in price that he changed on me and I couldn't accept.
I asked for my full refund since he didn't do any work on my case outside of our first initial intake conversation to determine if I would use his service and after to discuss the price change and that I can't afford to move forward with the price change in our verbal agreement.
I feel he took advantage of me in my most vulnerable time of need and charged me for work he didn't do and was advertised as a free 1-hour consultation. He is abusing his powers as a lawyer and taking complete advantage of people in need of a professional lawyer's help.
I would like my money back; if not, at least I would like him to be reprehended for his actions and not conducting himself as a law professional.
We agreed to $7500 tax and fees included if settled out of court and $2500 all in if the case goes to trial.
I paid a deposit of $1700 on February 24 and another partial payment on March 10 of $1300.
On March 13, Charitsis emailed me a contract with a different price in the agreement for me to sign and confirm he will be my lawyer on file. I contacted him immediately to point out the discrepancy in price, that it was different than what we discussed and agreed on, and asked to make the correction so I can sign the retainer confirming he will be representing me as my lawyer on file. We went back and forth through email trying to come to a resolution.
On March 20 I was sent an email stating he will not take my case and that he is charging me for our initial intake conversation as a consultation and is charging me a fee of $849 court inquiry fees.
He didn't receive my disclosure, didn't talk to anyone on my behalf, and didn't go to any court proceeding as my representative. We only spoke once on the phone, and after that conversation we discussed the discrepancy in price that he changed on me and I couldn't accept.
I asked for my full refund since he didn't do any work on my case outside of our first initial intake conversation to determine if I would use his service and after to discuss the price change and that I can't afford to move forward with the price change in our verbal agreement.
I feel he took advantage of me in my most vulnerable time of need and charged me for work he didn't do and was advertised as a free 1-hour consultation. He is abusing his powers as a lawyer and taking complete advantage of people in need of a professional lawyer's help.
I would like my money back; if not, at least I would like him to be reprehended for his actions and not conducting himself as a law professional.